Differentiated management of GM diffusion in China: Further hampering the self-sufficiency in cereal production?

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Differentiated management of GM diffusion in China: Further hampering the self-sufficiency in cereal production?

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Michel Fok () (Systèmes cotonniers - Systèmes cotonniers en petit paysannat - CIRAD : UPR10)
Weili Liang (HEBAU-DA - Department of Agronomy of HEBAU - Hebei Agricultural University)
Guiyan Wang (HEBAU-DA - Department of Agronomy of HEBAU - Hebei Agricultural University)
Yuhong Wu (HEBAU-DA - Department of Agronomy of HEBAU - Hebei Agricultural University)

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China is a big country in terms of biotech achievements. It is also a rare country demonstrating crop-differentiated policies in the dissemination of the GMOs. While the release of GMOs is authorized notably for cotton in 1998, it is still prohibited for food crops. In spite of the positive outcomes on cotton, at least in the short run, and of the persisting decrease of the cereal production, the hesitation to release GMO on food crops should keep on prevailing. This seems to be founded when the qualitative dimension of the food production is taken into consideration.

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Publication status: Published - Presented, Développement durable et globalisation dans l'Agro-alimentaire. Colloque International AIEA2, 2005, Canada
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